The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-31
Rase-BaiI Notes.

Spalding has offered to take Maui off Harry
Wrights hands
Poornan is pronounced the best base-runner
in the Athletic team.
month ego Des Moines offered $500 to
Indianapolis for Cahil, and couldn't get him.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, yesterday. the Reds
were beaten by the Champaign Clippers, 10 to l.
AT Charlottesville. yesterday, the Decatur,
Ill. club defeated the Charlottesville Reds, to 2
At Danville. ILL.,, yesterday. the Grand Ave-
nues, of Indianapolis, were beaten oy the Flats.
"a to 6.
Calvin was knocked out OF TIE box Saturday
for the first time since Sept, 1885, when the
Athletics trimmed him.
w. Marsh says he never made any offer to the
base ball directors that for a certain amount of
money he would keep spectators off his building
near the Athletic grounds.
The baseball directors say they have received
no word from McGeachy Of any kind since he
left, nor have they sent any request to him to
reion the club They further state that any
communication to that effect must begin with
McGeachy.
Manager Byrne is of the opinion that some
concessions will follow before the adoption of
the percentage plan by the Association. The
plan will be that every club will receive 40 per
ce,st. for all games PLAYED abroad with guar
sntae That the receipts be not less than 500.
Pittsburg Telegraph Chronicle: Every new
mans success with the New York team depends
on the gangs attitude toward him. If the gang
likes him he will do we'll. if not they will down
him. The gang kicked on the management hr-
ing Fred Shaw and for this reason his release
was not purchased.
Radbourn has given 100 bases on balls this
season Madden 76, Conway 80, Gilmore CO.
O'Day y, Shaw 80. Whitney 81, Casey 70, Fer
euson 49, Bufinton 65, Keefe 93 Welch 60,
George 95 (l3 games), Getzein ", Morris Al
Calvin AZ, Mccormick 81, Boyle SO, Healy SO,
Clarkson 81, Mark Baldwin 81.
Clarkson and Keefe. in the games up to the
ODD inst. led the League pitchers Clarkson
had won % aud lost twelve with percentage of
$50 and Keefe won 81 and lost IL with
percentage of 1928. Boyle and Healy had each
won TO- the the former lost 81 and the latter lost
20 Heays percentage though Is .453 and
Bcyles is .2S3
Arson says Kelly the only man he ever
let go whom he had any desire TO retain. eve
worth $4,000 to US, and we would sell anybody
for the same sum. The others | am glad
gone. and play better ball than if they were
in the club. l don't care how we'll they play
elsewhere, they not good enough for me-"
Important baseball changes announced
from Kansas City which contemplate the
tinctiop of the present Western League and
Northwestern League or rather their union and
the addition of such outside cities as may be
deemed valuable to the interests of the
league. The cities named at present for the
new association are Kansas City, Minneapolis,
ST. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Omaha Des
Moipes and either Lincoln, Neb., ST. Louis.
Pfeffer 10 the most superstitous man in the
Chicago team. The horse-shoes which he found
in Pittsbure are kept under his pillow nightly.
lie wears his right stocking with few stitches
OF black thread in the Eeel. This is done to
distinguish IL from the left IL he makes no
error that day back they go the same feet
next day. but If ne had when he re-
turns to the hotel be pulls out the thread and